Story of a great find of rare ancient Roman golden gold coins!
Some Monday ago, beneath what was once an Italian theater, over 300 gold coins from the Roman Empire were discovered, according to authorities.
Workers constructing an apartment complex at the former location of the ancient Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which shuttered in the 1990s, discovered the rare treasure. The coins, which are thought to date around 474 B.C., were kept in what looked like a soapstone vase or jar.
Alberto Bonisoli, the culture minister, described the discovery as "more than outstanding, it's epochal — one of those discoveries that marks the course of history" on that Monday long ago.
The coins are in exceptional shape, "unlike anything else ever recovered," local archaeological superintendent Luca Rinaldi told the Times of London.
These coins are all distinct, unlike other coins that have been discovered stuck together. According to her, opening it was similar to opening a wallet.
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities said that archaeologists are currently restoring and researching the coins at a facility in Milan.